On this page you will find strategies to use with lessons that focus on fictional text. Find ways to make summarizing text a little more simple. Make learning about setting a bit creative and fun. How can we connect a fictional text with a piece of nonfiction? How can we find a way to bring a main character to life? How can we identifying character traits from different and seeing other character's perspectives. How can we use context clues to identify unknown words as students read their Independent reading books? How can we visualize a setting to get deeper meaning? How can we activate our students' prior knowledge/summarize what we learned?
The ideas contained here are not complete lesson plans, but rather, strategies that may be embedded in a lesson plan. Along with each strategy explanation is a graphic organizer that will keep your students engaged. We hope you find these resources useful!
Reading Response Question Prompts: Close Reading Fiction
On this page you will find strategies to use with lessons that focus on fictional text. Find ways to make summarizing text a little more simple. Make learning about setting a bit creative and fun. How can we connect a fictional text with a piece of nonfiction? How can we find a way to bring a main character to life? How can we identifying character traits from different and seeing other character's perspectives. How can we use context clues to identify unknown words as students read their Independent reading books? How can we visualize a setting to get deeper meaning? How can we activate our students' prior knowledge/summarize what we learned?
The ideas contained here are not complete lesson plans, but rather, strategies that may be embedded in a lesson plan. Along with each strategy explanation is a graphic organizer that will keep your students engaged. We hope you find these resources useful!
Reading Response Question Prompts: Close Reading Fiction
FAT Strategy: Close Reading
PLN Strategy #8 - Summary/Activating Prior Knowledge